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Janne Nilsson

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Janne Nilsson
Minister of Defense
In office
19 June 1936 – 9 December 1938
Prime MinisterPer Albin Hansson
Succeeded byEdvin Sköld
Personal details
Born17 May 1882
Hörby, Sweden
Died9 December 1938(1938-12-09) (aged 56)
Stockholm, Sweden
Political partyAgrarian Party

Janne Nilsson (1882–1938) was a Swedish politician who was a member of the Parliament and the minister of defense between 1936 and 1938.

Biography

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Nilsson was born in Hörby on 17 May 1882.[1] He was a member of the Agrarian Party.[2] He was appointed minister of defense in the coalition government led by Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson on 19 June 1936.[1]

He died of cerebral hemorrhage in Stockholm on 9 December 1938 while serving as the minister of defense.[3] His successor was a social democratic politician Edvin Sköld.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Arvid Cronenberg. "Janne Nilsson" (in Swedish). Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b John Gilmour (2010). Sweden, the Swastika and Stalin. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. pp. 23–24. ISBN 978-0-7486-8666-7.
  3. ^ "Janne Nilsson, Head of Swedish Defense; Cabinet Minister Who Joined Gold Rush Here Dies". The New York Times. 10 December 1938. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
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